Politics

Nigeria is passing through interesting times with exciting political permutations ahead of the 2023 general elections. In Abia State, apart from the governorship election which will determine who succeeds Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, the Abia South Senatorial District election is one election stakeholders are waiting for with spirited zeal. Two political heavyweights in the state, Ikpeazu and Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe will square up for the coveted senatorial seat. Observers say the senatorial election, no doubt, will be a battle of two titans. The two contestants are believed to be battle ready. Obviously, when the election is won and lost, the two…

A FORMER Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has alleged that at least 22 Senators have perfected plans to dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the coming weeks. Fani-Kayode, who stated this on his verified Twitter handle, yesterday, said the affected Senators were unhappy because they were denied the party’s ticket for the 2023 elections. He urged the APC leaders to act fast or risk a mass exodus from the party with just eight months to the next general elections. The ex-minister wrote: “22 APC Senators are threatening to decamp to PDP because they…

Hon. Chike Ezinwa, Ndokwa East PDP Youth Leader has congratulated Chief Sir Monday Onyeme for emerging as the  Delta state PDP deputy governoship candidate for 2023 general election. In a congratulatory message personally signed by him on Wednesday evening, he stated that Chief Onyeme's emergence is well deserved judging by his leadership acumen and managerial skills. "On behalf of  the youths of Ndokwa East PDP, I wish to congratulate Chief Sir Monday Onyeme on his emergence and successful screening as the running mate of the PDP Governorship Candidate, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori. "Truly, Chief Onyema has demonstrated effective leadership and…

A former member of the House of Representatives, Yemi Arokodare, has accused former Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose of having worked against the interest of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Saturday’s governorship election. The PDP came third in the governorship election behind the All Progressives Congress, APC, that was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the Social Democratic Party, SDP that came second. Honourable Arokodare in a statement in Abuja accused the former governor of Ekiti state of “deliberately working against the collective interest of the majority of party members for personal gains.” The…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, ruled out the concept of a “placeholder” or dummy vice presidential candidate as done by political parties, adding that it has no place in the constitution of Nigeria. INEC had set June 17 as the deadline for the nomination of vice-presidential candidates following the conclusion of the presidential primaries. However, as some political parties continued to search for the rightful VP candidate, and to beat the deadline set by INEC for submission of names, some candidates, including Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, submitted…